Suka Menanti

Suka Menanti (N12)
Kedah constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKedah State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Dzowahir Ab Ghani
PN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2020)56,156
Electors (2023)41,957

Suka Menanti is a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

As of 2020, N.12 Suka Menanti has a population of 56,156 people.[1]

Ethnic breakdown of Suka Menanti's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (72.2%)
  2. Chinese (23.2%)
  3. Indian (4.00%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Suka Menanti constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Suka Menanti (N12） Taman Malaysia 009/12/01 SK Seri Amar Diraja
Taman Golf 009/12/02 Jabatan Kebudayaan Dan Kesenian Negara Kedah
Taman Uda 009/12/03 SK Taman Uda
Jalan Sultanah 009/12/04 SMK Sultanah Bahiyah
Alor Semadom 009/12/05 SK Hj Mohd Shariff
Seberang Pumpong 009/12/06 SJK (C) Pumpong
Suka Menanti 009/12/07 SK Suka Menanti
Taman Wira 009/12/08 SMK Mergong
Gunong Sali 009/12/09 SK Seri Perdana
Kampung Berjaya 009/12/10 SJK (C) Long Chuan
Telok Yan 009/12/11 SJK (C) Long Chuan
Kampung Seberang Terus 009/12/12 SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Taman Rakyat Mergong 009/12/13 SMK Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Kampung Batin 009/12/14 SK Mergong
Alor Merah 009/12/15 SMK Alor Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Suka Menanti
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bakar Bata, Anak Bukit and Bukit Pinang
14th N122018–2023Zamri YusufPH (PKR)
15th 2023–2026 Dzowahir Ab GhaniPN (BERSATU)
2026–present PN (WAWASAN)

Election results

Kedah state election, 2023: Suka Menanti
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PNDzowahir Ab Ghani18,39664.44Increase 64.44
PHZamri Yusuf10,15135.56Increase 35.56
Total valid votes 28,547 100.00
Total rejected ballots 155
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 28,75568.53
Registered electors 41,957
Majority 8,245
PN gain from PKR Swing ?
Kedah state election, 2018: Suka Menanti
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRZamri Yusuf13,30153.35
BNAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah7,05028.28
PASMohd Sabri Omar4,58018.37
Total valid votes 24,931 100.00
Total rejected ballots 303
Unreturned ballots 137
Turnout 25,37181.04
Registered electors 31,305
Majority 6,25125.07
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.12 Suka Menanti Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. ↑ "15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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